My sister dyed her hair with purple Kool-Aid! It went through the strangest succession of colors as it faded-- purple to red to pink to copper-- and I think it took several months to completely go away. Purple Kool-Aid on blonde hair really sticks around for a while!
Red is usually associated with passion and intensity. Pink with being girly. So a bright or intense pink would be a good thing, to me. Intense or passionate and feminine. From your posts it seems to work, and I should think it was a compliment.